media work

1. Results for Questionnaires for ‘The
Depot’ viewing
Overall 20 people filled in these
questionnaires.
We will carry on these questionnaires by
sending them online along with a Youtube clip
of the sequence.

2. 1. Does the way the titles appear and disappear
work for the atmosphere we have created?
Q1
Some reasons
Yes - 16
people chose No - 4
no:
- As it distracts
from looking at
what is going
on
- Too many
titles

3. 2. Does the music work with the story and is it
in timing?
Q2
Some reasons
people chose
no: Yes - 13
-it’s boring No - 7
- The music
should be
really scary
and tension
building when
the scary
parts begin

4. 3. Is it clear that the man who was suffocated is
the man who wakes up at the back of the bus?
Q3
Some reasons
people chose
no:
-One thought Yes - 18
that it was a No - 2
dream and he
wasn't really
suffocated
- another was
confused and
didn't
understand

5. 4. Do you think that the use of dialogue is
needed and helps explain parts of the story?
Some
Q4
reasons:
-Should be
quiet in the
beginning
slowly building
up to Yes - 11
dialogue. No - 9
- the dialogue
sounds
rehearsed not
that realistic
- speech is
good
otherwise

6. 5. Is it clear that there has been a past event
and that the characters shown have a
relationship?
Q5
Some
Yes - 18
reasons:
No
-One didn't
understand
how they met
as it wasn't
explained.
- was a bit
random

7. 6. Do you think that the lighting throughout is
used well?
Q6
Yes - 19
No - 1
Some
reasons:
- Its too
dark, not clear
what’s going
on

8. 7. Would you like to continue watching this
thriller?
Q7
Yes - 20
No - 0
Some
reasons:
- All wanted to
continue
watching to
see what
happens

9. 8. Would you recommend anything we should
of done differently?
Some reasons:
-Before bus Sales
depot worker
gets
attacked, he's
looking under
the bus, its a
bit random Yes - 3
No - 17
what is he
looking for
make it clearer
- get rid of the
speech
- make music
more effective

10. 9. Do you feel as though there is more to
happen in the rest of the thriller?
Q9
Some Yes - 19
reasons: No - 1
- The bus
depot worker
probably just
dies and that’s
the end of the
film.

11. 10. Do you think the use and setting of the
depot is an interesting and intriguing place for a
thriller?
Q10
Some
Yes - 20
reasons: No - 0
-It’s scary and
empty
- its an
unusual place
very original
- good filming
at night

12. 11. Is there anything else you would like to add?
Q11
Some
reasons:
Yes - 2
-If possible
No - 18
make it
clearer to see,
so less dark
maybe sort
out the
lighting
- generally